Top 10 Operating System for hacker.
For daily user:
1 Microsoft Windows 7
2 Ubuntu
3 Windows 8
4 Windows 8.1
5 Windows XP Professional
6 Linux Mint
7 Android
8 Windows XP
9 Windows 10
10 Macintosh OSX
For pentesting:
1. Kali Linux
Kali Linux is based on the Debian-Linux distribution, and is
especially designed for digital forensics and penetration testing.
Advantage:
it is best for beginners
it easy to install
it is free with advance features
Disadvantage:
it is tough to operate for who does'nt know about open source
it is tough to update.
2. BackBox
BackBox is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at assisting for penetration testers in security assessments The best advantage of BackBox is that its own software repositories are updated at regular interval.
Advantage:
it is easy for beginners.
it is same like linux
it is available in 2.1gb iso image files.
Disadvantage:
it is tough to operate for who does'nt know about opensource
it is tough to update.
You should know about basic command
3. Parrot Security Operating System
Parrot Security OS is based on Debian GNU/Linux combined with the Frozenbox OS and Kali Linux to provide for penetration and security testing in real-world environments. It is also designed to provide vulnerability assessment and mitigation, computer forensics and anonymous.
Advantage:
it is attractive
it is smooth and faster
it contains Tor and I2p
disadvantages:
it is tough to operate for who does'nt know about opensource
You should know about basic command
4 DEFT Linux
DEFT (Digital Evidence and Forensics Toolkit) is based on GNU Linux and DART (Digital Advanced Response Toolkit), a forensics system comprising some of the best tools for forensics and incident response.
Advantage:
it containing more than 100 tool that are highly rated
5.Samurai Web Testing Framework
Samurai Web Testing Framework primarily focuses on testing the security of Web applications and comprises lots of Web assessment and exploitation tools
Advantage:
it Contains mapping, discovery and exploitation focusing on Web penetration testing.
Disadvantage:
it is tough to install
it required more knowledge to oparate.
6. Network Security Toolkit
The Network Security Toolkit (NST), is based on Fedora, provided by insecure.org to perform network security, penetration testing, network diagnostics and monitoring of day-to-day tasks. The main objective behind the development of NST is to provide network/systems administrators a combined set of open source security tools to carry out operations like network traffic analysis, intrusion detection, network scanning and security patching.
Advantage:
it contains 125 open source security tools
it is for network security and traffic analysis.
it using for network scanning
7. BlackArch Linux
BlackArch is an Arch Linux-based security and penetration testing distribution, which consists of more than 2300 tools and is regarded as the first choice distribution among security researchers to do Web and applications based security testing.
Advantage:
it powerful operating system among all os.
it is conataning more tools
it is more demanded os
Disadvantage:
it is tough to install
it is too complex in dual boot file distribution
it required more additional knowledge to operate
8. Cyborg Hawk Linux
Cyborg Hawk Linux is regarded as the good and well-managed Ubuntu based penetration testing Linux distribution created by Ztrela Knowledge Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Advantage:
it is available in live
it is bug fixed os
Disadvantage:
it is very complex.
it is also complex to install
9. GnackTrack
GnackTrack is an Ubuntu based penetration testing Linux distribution which includes lots of utilities for penetration testing. It has a GUI based GNOME desktop for easy interfacing.
Advantage:
it is best for begineers
it easy to install
it is free with advance features
Disadvantage:
it is tough to operate for who does'nt know about open source
it is tough to update.
10. NodeZero
NodeZero is an open source Ubuntu based penetration testing Linux distro, which makes use of Ubuntu repositories for updates. It consists of more than 300 penetration testing tools.
Advantage:
it is best for beginners
it easy to install
it is free with advance features
Disadvantage:
it is tough to operate for who does'nt know about open source
it is tough to update.
Top 10 Operating System for hacking.
Reviewed by allvsall
on
November 30, 2018
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